'It's physically and mentally exhausting. I can't be off guard': The life of a single parent carer
Next week is National Carers Week, highlighting the experiences of thousands of family carers across Ireland that look their loved ones.
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Next week is National Carers Week, highlighting the experiences of thousands of family carers across Ireland that look their loved ones.
Over 180,000 people in Ireland are currently or have been carers for a family member or partner with dementia.
My boys will not have “typical” childhood but they will have very special memories, writes carer Geraldine Renton.
The 2011 Census found that 24,746 carers in Ireland are over the age of 65.
I care full-time for my son, who has Hunter Syndrome, as well as being a mother to my other two young boys – yet I am often looked down upon by others.
Joan Burton came under fire in the Dáil this week for cuts to grants and delays in social welfare decisions.
This week is National Carers Week.